Rail-joint



F.' 0. CANELLA.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLlCATION FILED FEB. 23. 1921.

1,378,009. Pdented May 17,1921.

FIG.1.

UNITED STATES PATENT, Fries.

FRANK O. CANELLA, OF MASON CITY, IOWA,

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be known that I, FRANK O. CANnLLA, a citizen of the United States of America,

- residing at Mason City, in the county of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa, have mvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new. and useful improvements in ra1l oints and has particular reference to a joint of the scarf type wherem a relatively long tapering tongue on the male section of the rail enters.v

I combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanyin drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 7

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a rail joint constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the reversely inclined abutting edges of the opposite sides of the rails in assembled formation,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the end of the male section of the rail showing the relatively long scarf tongue and the reversely inclined opposite walls of the rail,

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the end of the female section of the rail, and

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line VV of Fig. 1 showing the fish plates and retaining bolt securing the rail sections assembled.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated the assembled ends of rail sections 1 and 2 having Specification of Letters Patent.

v,a scarf connection secured in assembled relation by the side fish plates 3 and the bolts 4.

The male section 10f the rail joint is shown more clearly in Figs. 2 andv 3, the head and base flange portions of the rail 1 being cut away to provide a relatively long tapering tongue 5 with thehead and base flanges at opposite sides of the rail formed on reverse inclines 6 and 7 with the apices thereof terminating in a singletransverse line at-the head of the rail as shown in Fig. i

The fein'ale section of the rail is shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 4 as having a relatively long tapering slot 8 formed longitudinally thereof and extendingthrough the head, web and base flanges of the rail section 2 with the outer end of the slotted rail 2 having the opposite. sides thereof reversely inclined as at 6' and 7' for abutting engagement with the reversely inclined walls 6 and 7 of the rail section 1.

When the rail sections 1" and 2 are assembled, the tongue 5 is received in the slot 8 and the apices of the reversely inclined walls 67 and 6'7 meet in a single transverse line at the head of the rail. Rolling stock in passing over the joint will be prevented from causing relative perpendicular movements of the rail sections of this particular form of engaging shoulders as the Patented May it, 1921.

Application filed February 23, 1921. Serial No. 447,127. I

reversely inclined abutting walls of the rail 7 Y sections maintain truealinement ofthe rails and completely'eliminate any relative movement thereof. have bolt passage openings 9 formed in the webs and tongue portions that are adapted to be brought into registry as shown in igs. 2 and 5 retaining bolts 4 pass as shown in Fig. 5. This form of connection will always maintain the rail sections in proper alinement to eliminate the separation of the adjacent rail ends and consequent damage thereto by rolling stock passing thereover the main feature of the invention, however, being to The rail sections 1 and 2 through which the fish plate Y prevent relative ,perpendicular movements 7 of the rail ends at their points of connection. I

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a rail joint of the type described, meeting rail ends having a scarf connection, the abutting ends of the rails having the opposite sides thereof reversely inclined to prevent relative perpendicular movements, and side retaining fish plates for the rail sec tions, the reversely inclined abutting ends having their apices meeting in a single transverse line at the head of the rail.

2. A rail joint 0i the type described comprising meeting rail ends, one of said ends having a relatively long tapering tongue projecting therefrom with the opposite sides of the rail end cut away and formed on reverse inclines with the apex meeting on a transverse line of the rail tread, the other rail end having a relatively long tapering slot formed therein for reception of said tongue with the outer ends thereof reversely inclined for abutting relations with the reversely inclined end walls of the first named, section, the reversely inclined end walls of said second section havlng their apices terminating in a single transverse line at the head of the" rail and in line with the apices of the reversely inclined walls of the first named section.

8. A rail joint of the type described comprising meeting rail ends, one of said ends having a relatively long tapering tongue projecting therefrom with the opposite sides of the rail end cut away and formed on reverse inclines with the apex meeting on a transverse line of the rail tread, the other rail end having a relatively long tapering slot formed therein for reception of said tongue with the outer ends thereof reversely inclined for abutting relations with the reversely inclined end walls ofthe first named section, the reversely inclined end walls of said second section having their apices tere minating in a single transverse line at the head of the rail and in line with the apices oi": the reversely inclined walls of the first named section, fish plates at opposite sides of the rail sections, and transverse bolts extending through the fish plates and the adjacent parts of the meeting rail ends.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK O. GANELLA. 

